Compression stockings for venous insufficiency

Mr Usman Jaffer explains what varicose veins are and why they occur. He explains what fails in the venous system to cause them to happen and also what the potential complications of having varicose veins are.

A video demonstrating how Venous Duplex scanning is used to detect venous insufficiency. Properly functioning valve in the veins of the leg allow blood flow in the upward direction only. When valves are faulty, the blood returns back down under the force of gravity.

This animated explainer video talks about the operation called sapheno-popliteal ligation for venous reflux in the short saphenous vein.

Compression stockings (also know as compression hosiery) can be worn to below the knee level or full length. The various grades are used for different levels of compressions. When correctly applied with measurement of the leg they can be used to manage chronic venous insufficiency, leg swelling as a result of calf muscle pump failure or lymphoedema.

Mr Usman Jaffer explains that there is a risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis following varicose veins surgery and that this risk is likely reduced significantly by being active following the procedure.

This is a short animated video explaining what varicose veins are. The two systems of veins in the legs are described and how their join up and provide the drainage channels for blood for the leg circulation. The function of valves are explained and what happens when the valves stop working.